Category: Halloween songs

Ray Parker, Jr. wrote the theme song for the movie Ghostbusters. He was only given a few days to write the song. One evening he was watching late night television, when he saw a cheap commercial for a business similar to the fictional business in the film. He was inspired to write the song as Read More

Love Potion No. 9 is a song popular at both Valentine’s and Halloween. The song was written by Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller. The duo also wrote other hits such as Hound Dog and Charlie Brown. The song describes a man looking for love, who seeks out a Gypsy who tells him he needs Love Read More

Monster Mash is a Halloween song that has continued to be a hit since its release in 1962. One night while Bobby “Boris” Pickett was performing with his band, he decided to do a monologue imitation of horror movie actor Boris Karloff to the song “Little Darlin” by the Diamonds. The monologue was such an Read More

“The Purple People Eater” tells how a strange creature descends to Earth because it wants to be in a rock ‘n’ roll band. The creature is described as a “one-eyed, one-horned, flying, purple people eater” The song was written and performed by Sheb Wooley and is classified as a novelty song. The premise of the Read More

Michael Jackson was the top artists of the day when he released his pop song with a horror theme. Few songs had been written of such a theme, or were primarily for the holiday of Halloween. However, Thriller had lasting power beyond the theme of Halloween. The song was written by Rod Temperton. Jackson and Read More

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SingingtheSongInMyHeart strives to share the story and inspiration behind a song. We also share stories about composers, performers and musicals through the ages.

SingingtheSongInMyHeart focuses on music that was popular in the 20th Century.

SingingtheSongInMyHeart is a division of Diana Leagh Matthews. Leagh is a pianists and vocalist who has been performing since childhood. She holds a Bachelor's Degree in music. Through the years she has taught private lessons, performed in numerous venues, and taught music history classes.